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attend. >> now the president is an african-american. >> because of amarch,americabecamemore free and more fair. america changed for you and for me. >> moments before the president spoke, bells rang out across the u.s. to commemorate the moment in 1963 when dr. king uttered the famous phrase. >> as the bells tolled today, let us reflect on the bravery, let us reflect on the sacrifice of those who stood up for freedom. >> among the thousands in washington, payne was there 50 years ago as well. the detroit woman who wassas a child seen in the iconic 1963 photo reflethed on both of them. >> why was it important to be here in. >> my mother brought me. if we are going to continue to make a change, we have to be a part of that change. >> the thousands who came here battled humidity, rain, and long security lines. they stayed to honor the freedom fighters of 50 years ago. abc news, the lincoln memorial. >> we want to take you to the bay bridge toll plaza. let's try to listen again. >> from the toll booth to the metering lights, they will be branding from two to six inches. in that space betw

legal advisor. >> when dr. king spoke he was speaking as a moral compassofamerica. hewas speaking to the consense of america. >> jones now a professor at usf and will receive an award for his work with dr. king and dedication to the civil rights movement. >> i want to celebrate the dream and i want to have a chance to kick butt when necessary for those who are interfering with the dream. >> we have seen a number of dignitaries here tonight. dr. jones going to be presented with a heroes award by san francisco human rights commission. >> we want to know if you marched in 1963 or perhaps know someone who did. you can contact us on the the phone number on the screen. >> what a moment in time. >> yes. >> spencer christian is off. sandhya patel is here with a lot going on. >> indeed live doppler 7 has been tracking thunderstorms. but outside of the bay area today. live doppler 7 hd we'll talk about the possibility here in the bay area all though things are starting to wind down a little bit. last night we had lightning strikes. 197 miles away, we do see thunderstorms there. notice we ha

supporters are. >> in iowa they held a forum called madam president. the founder ofemergeamericatrainswomen to run for office. she worked with clinton for years. >> i think there is tremendous excitement about possibility of the candidate sismt i think it's pent up excitement. i think many of us are dying to see a woman president. it's just time. >> 20167 is years away. >> we've gone up against hillary before. i think we'd welcome an honest, open debate about her record and policies. we do find it dts concerting that a lot of groups are promoting her candidacy before this presidency owe over. >> next month there will be a speech and in november on america's global standings. certainly ways to keep yourself in the public eye. abc 7 news. >> carolyn, thank you. attorney general holder spoke at the same conference and setd nation's war on drugs is not working. and coming up at 6:30 reaction to his bold plan he's announcing to reform the criminal justice system. >> tonight the driver of a party bus involved in a crash near stanford campus overnight is facing dui and manslaughter charges.

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will be 0a guest on goodmorningamericatotalk about the personal mission. it airs at 7:00 a.m. writ after the abc morning news. you can imagine for this young ball player life changing event. he'll talk about it on wednesday. >> well as you may have heard the meteor shower is out and about. amma tweeted she saw one meteor but also a bunch of raccoon in the back yard didn't work out to what she hoped. >> no. raccoon were keeping her company. half dozen. one e pool. wait until midnight. you will see many more meteor if you get away from the coast and here's look at computer animation so we have fog here the cost tonight. the meteor shower peaked this morning. another round as we see the peak tomorrow morning as well. look towards the constellation here. farther inland you go the better chance ps oz of seeing the shower. look to the northeast between 11:00 p.m. and dawn. best viewing is going to be between 11:00 p.m. and dawn and if you do happen to be in a dark place allow your eye to adjust. pretty cool show. let's check out live doppler 7 hd writ new and show you what it looks

7 news.com. >>>theamerica'scupsoared around today. this video shows an earlier n. emirates captured the louis vuitton cup. emirat will face its bitter rival oracle for the america's p. the best of the series begins september 7th on san francisco bay. it was breezy on the bay today. >> u saw the windgusts. sfo gusts to 20iles per hour. a bit breez around the bay ar. hd showing you clouds continue to move inland this hour. the storm system that brought the weakold front i should say that brought parts of the bay area mainly in the north bay a few sprinkles earlier in the day has exited tothe north of us. but we're looking at this little eddie that developed near the coas i do want to show you some smoke plumes from the rim fire. you can clearly see just in the last few frames all that smoke. they're saying that poor air quality right now south lake tahoe reduced visibilities as well as all this is moving from the southwest up to the northeast. so keethat in mind. but yeah, really nice picture for you this evening. here's a look at our highs today. we managed 81 in cloverdale.

marchedamericabecamefor free and more fair. >> 50 years after martin luther king, junior's speech, america still has a dream. plus the little girl who stole the show at today's ceremony. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. as you look at a live picture right now, foggy scene over san francisco. we'll check out your wake up weather. plus a look atúoúo >>> president obama says the united states has concluded the syrian government used weapons in an attack on its citizens. the president says he is now reviewing his options and will meet with his senior advisors and national security team about what to do. those options could include a retaliatory strike against the syrian government. the president insists though that u.s. involvement would not be a repeat of iraq. >>> take a look at this emotionally-charged video out of damascus. a father is reunited with his young son that he thought had pear rished in a chemical uh -- perished in a chemical attack. neighbors and relatives surrounded the pair and crying out in arabic "god is great." the father nearly faints when h

ahead on abc 7 news at 9:00, a look at what caused a few tense moments and damage attheamericascuprace today. why dozens of people in the east bay challenge the transit at a meeting today. why a second northern california city has chosen >> there were sense moments on the bay in the opener to the louis vuitton sailing finals. two sailers from team new zealand were thrown overboard when their yacht was thrown into the water in competition. watch this captured by americas cup tv. the sailers were picked up and within seconds it suffered minor damage when the tarper to apart. team new zealand beat the italian team today. santa rosa is becoming the second city to pass on the amgen bike tour. officials say donors need a break and they predict a hiatus will generate more interest in the race. they hosted a stage of the tour for seven out of the past eight years bringing in an estimated $20 million in economic activity for the region. livermore has also said it will not host a stage of the race next year. ac transit bus riders are voicing opposition to rate hike proposals at a town h

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that could have threatened the very existence of profootballamericasecularreligion and bring immediate why the medical financial relief for former players dealing with injuries they believe are the result of on field concussion. former players like running back kev than turner, 44-year-old hobbled by als. >> he has been getting along with the problems and not worrying about having a mine. >> look at the video. according to es p f big blow like this can be the equivalent of taking a sledge hammer to the head. more than 4500 former players sued the nfl as well as the family of players like junior who committed suicide and later found to have a brain disease called cte. which has been linked to concussion. there were allegations that the nfl deliberately covered up the risk from players like the legendary quarterback mcmahon girlfriend now has to program his home dress into the gps in his car so he doesn't get lost. >> they knew about it. and they didn't tell us. just lick flat outlying. looking in the face and lying to you. >> not having to open up the file. not having to open

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his opinion on the recent movie about steve jobs check out goodmorningamericahereat 7:00. >> the woz is always good fun. let's talk about the weather forecast. we have been watching lightning strikes offshore. it is not quite what we had last night. >> we are not expecting a rerun of last night tonight, but we are not out of the woods yet. there is really not a lot going on. we have the low clouds and the fog beginning to deepen. already pushing into santa rosa. the last four hours you can see the lightning strikes in the sierra nevada and they had some off the coastline here. more than 1200 lightning strikes when all was said and done for today. at least they were not over the bay area. still continuing to get pictures. this was posted -- it was sent via twitter by deep 6. you can see how it looked from the midsan jose area. here is another picture posted by antonio m. great picture. thank you very much. tonight we will fast-forward and we have a blue moon and it is the third full moon of the season. that's why you get the name, blue moon. you have an opportunity to see

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done. >> find out more about third love and perfect bra watch goodmorningamericaat7:00 a.m. on abc 7. >> find out the forecast and stay tune right now subpoena sand yaichlt we have some dense fog t there. bay bridge a little fuzzy behind you because of the fog as you look at live doppler 7 hd you can see the entire coast is socked in. remember if with us this afternoon there was only one little patch near the coast. all changing. marine layer starting to deepen. look at the visibility half moon bay. dense fog quarter mile. fog out to oakland and hayward as well. visibility 10 miles there also a little sticky outside. humidity is running higher. normally when we measure dew point we basically see measure of moisture in the air. normally in the 50's right now it's low to mid 60's and this afternoon you probably notice the higher humidity as well. from our exploring camera the morning in downtown san francisco foggy misty at times. temperatures 59 in san francisco. it's cooling off quick. 63 in oakland. 69 degrees in san jose and as you look at the view from our roof cam are a lit

war. >> still ahead here tonight at 6:00 we're live with the new roundofamerica'scupracing. the artemis team gets a first taste of competition since the crash on the bay. >> a bae area politician gets a get out of jail card. when ed chu can return home. >> i'm spencer christian. our cooler weather pattern continue as long with a chance of spotty drizzle. >> thank you, spencer. later big plans for a little plastic square. plastic square. a device that could simp if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immedi

america'scriticalally in the middle east and senator kerry is calling for calm. >> the united states condemns the violence in egypt. >> many feel that the $1.3 billion in aid should be cut. a white house spokesman said they are reviewing the situation more closely. more from our reporter from cairo. >> reporter: the assault was vicious. tear gas scattering crowds including women and young children and then came the bull dozers and fires and finally this. heavily armed police opening fire. steady extre y treem -- stead sf people into the hospitals. a sniper takes aim and fires into the crowd. each time the violence appeared under control. it flared up again. ordinary people caught in the cross fire, a young woman showed us the view from her window, chaos and bloodshed, too afraid to speak on camera and we spoke with a father and daughter who raced home from work early, their smokey streets a ghost town. >> it's possible to attack anyone, because the streets are empty. so it's still not safe. but it's safe inside the house. >> for us officials it's a nice mare scenario, the key, u.s. a

sight to the bloody battle now ripping apart oneofamericamostimportant ally in this region. >> abc news in cairo. >> incredible testimony today by a police officer who responded to the 2009 shooting rampage in fort hood, texas. this woman saw the man firing when she arrived at medical building at the military base. she says he was running toward her rapidly shooting his guchbility she saw a red laser flash across her eye and she began somewhating back. wounded in her hand and leg. fell to the ground. says he then kicked her weapon out of her hand and just as he was about to shoot her again another officer fired and she saw the man fall to the group. he's an army psychiatrist accused of massacre of 13 soldiers. all unarmed. >> bay area lawmaker tells abc 7 news that increased oversight is necessary to reign in the national security agency. "washington post"reports the nsa has broken privacy rules thousands of times each year since receiving broad new power in 2008. the based on information given to the post by former nsa analyst now wanted leaker edward snouden. representative spear

america'scupcompetition became a major focus of all the teams. now, finals for the louis vuitton cup will resume on saturday. the winner of that stage will then go on to face team oracle for the america's cup title. reporting live, sergio sergio quinn -- quintana, abc7 news. >> a bizarre story from the north bay, good sam marry taken saved a girl trapped on a runaway horse and carriage. the horse handler was giving rides at a family event and had an 11-year-old girl riding in the carriage. the horse was spooked and that's when it took if a running and bucking, it threw the man and knocked over a street sign. a man driving by hulled his truck in front of the carriage and struck it, breaking the horse free and stopping the carriage and young girl and the horse was capturedded down the road. the girl is expected to be okay. >>> a michigan bride is walking down the aisle today. something doctors told her family just four weeks ago she wouldn't be able to do. 29 year meghan warren was busy planning her wedding when she felt ill. she was taken to the hospital with gal plaider pain and was

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team again today. the winner of this series determinestheamerica'scupchallenger. new zealand defeated luna rosa in the round robin series and elected to move straight through. looks like there is good wind yes. cold day to be out on the bay. >> chilly. cloudy, sort of dreary looking. looked like a november day. >> yes. yes. >> and looks lining we're going to have this time before one more day before starting to get late weather. here is a look at live doppler 7. low clouds and fog. low pressure system brought it this cooler pattern in the clouds. also producing thundershower activity up around california and oregon border. we have a fire-weather warning in affect from tomorrow morning to friday evening for much of the northern most part of the state. north of clear lake. we'll watch that situation for you. here is a live view looking at western skyb@>>. 67 in oakland. 75 in san jose and los gatos. 73. 61 at half moon bay. another live view. 68 degrees in santa rosa and napa. 71 fairfield. 66 concord. now looking from our south beach camera southeastward, you can see a little

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honor,america'shighestmilitary award n 2009arter risked his lifeuring intense fighting with the taliban saying carter displayed true heroism. >> said he wasoping to take his children around washington showing them the site andistory if you want to know what makes our country truly great and what a true american hero looks like you don't have to lok too far, just have to look at your dad. >> he suffers from post traumatic stress zpord had is message to the country. >> ladies and gentlemen, please, take the time to learn about the invisible, know that a soldier or veran suffering from post traumatistress is one of the most passionate men or women you'll ever meet know they'rin the damaged, they're hurting with living when other dz not. -- did not. know that they, we, are not defeated, never defeated we're resilient and will emerge stronger ove time. >> sargeant carter's statement about hisersonal strug jell an inspiration to though who's come home only to battl ptsd. >> we come backith issue autos ryan mason serve aid tour with marines in afghanistan, three tours in iraq like many

. barbara walters talked with them and that interview will air tomorrow morning on "goodmorningamerica." presidentobama and the first lady went out on the town tonight heading to a popular indian restaurant to celebrate the president's birthday. he turned 52 on sunday ask celebrated at camp david. tonight's dinner was kept off the record until they arrived. >> thousands of music fans will pour into san francisco to tick off the first day of the music festival. they are a tracking monster acts. paul mccartney will be there and nine inch nails and the red hol chili peppers will be there. they feature food and wine booths and it is sold out. >> will it warm up for the festival? >> spencer is here. >> i have a feeling many people won't care much about it. it will be nice. we had low clouds and fog throughout the evening. some of the low clouds will push over the bay, but we had a big event overnight and early this morning in san francisco. we had record rainfall for this date. 3/100s of an inch. hardly a downpour. breaks the old record of 2/100s of an inch. well to the north in the part o

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is at 2,000 feet deep and this is what your morning will look like. thetransamericapyramidis showing you the gray skies overhead. the temperatures at 59 in san francisco and it is 61 in oakland. pretty mild mountain view. san jose, lot gat toes in the 60s, half moon bay 59 right now. from the high definition emeryville camera you can see overcast skies. it is misting and driesing -- drizzling. san -- santa rosa 55 and livermore low 60s. here is coit tower from our explore for yum camera. and we have seen some low visibility and that is what you are facing for your morning commute. low cloud, fog and drizzle. below average temperatures and the warming begins this weekend and it really will continue beyond that. take a look at our computer animation. this area of low pressure has been bringing us a cooler than usual summertime weather and will be lifting northward and by next week the temperatures will be rising. here is what will happen, the high pressure builds back from the desert southwest. warmer weather for your weekend and into next week. by wednesday you will be back to

what i am talking about. from the explore for yum camera, you can look for thetransamericapyramid.it is somewhere right in here, but it is buried in the fog right now. 58 in san francisco. 61 in oakland. it is in the 60s redwood city, san jose, los gatos, half moon bay currently 59. the view from our emeryville camera right now you can see part of the bridge there in the fog. give yourself plenty of time for the morning commute. 60 degrees right now in santa rosa. 62 in napa. it cooled off to 59 in novato. mid60s and mild in the inland east bay. hanging on to some of the warmth from earlier in the day. and here is a view from our kgo roof camera as we look toward the embarcadero and the bay bridge. a little fuzzy view as the fog is obscuring things. foggy areas, dense in patches for your morning commute. mild to warm the next few days. and we are looking at a cooler pattern, a much cooler pattern for the holiday weekend. if you are making plans, just keep that in mind. here is a system that saw proaching. it is a -- is approaching. it is a trough and it is bringing change

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